One of the big draws to Highlands County is Sebring International Raceway, one of the oldest continuously operating race tracks in the U.S.

This year's endurance weekend features twice the fun with the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) 1000 Miles of Sebring at 4 pm on Friday, March 15 and the 67th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Advance Auto Partsand at 10:40 am on Saturday, March 16.

Sebring's first race was the Sam Collier 6 Hour Memorial race, which was held on New Year's Eve in 1950. Before that, the area served as Hendricks Army Airfield training base. The track still occupies a portion of what is now Sebring Regional Airport, an active private and commercial airport.

Since 1950, the 3.74 mile road course has hosted a variety of events, most notably the annual 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race. The event is the currently the second round of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and has been a major race in the now defunct World Sportscar Championship, IMSA GT Championship and the American Le Mans Series.

The track also is the winter home to Skip Barber Racing School, one of the world's largest racing, defensive driving and high performance driving schools.

Tickets to this year’s race weekend are available online and at the gate. Children 12 and under are admitted free. More information is available at sebringraceway.com or by calling 1-800-626-7223.